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Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh

Height: 1.75 m DOB: July 10, 1951

Rajnath Singh is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Defence Minister of India since 2019. Singh also served as the Union Home Minister in the Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. Rajnath Singh was the president of the BJP twice from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Lucknow constituency of Uttar Pradesh for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Singh won the Lucknow seat by defeating Congress candidate Rita Bahuguna Joshi with a margin of 2,72,749 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Singh retained the Lucknow constituency by defeating Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Poonam Shatrughan Sinha with a margin of 3,47,302 votes. Rajnath Singh also represented the Ghaziabad parliamentary seat from 2009 to 2014. Singh was the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister from 2000 to 2002 and also won the Haidergarh Assembly constituency twice in 2001 (bypoll) and 2002. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2001 and again from 2002 to 2008. Singh also served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Agriculture (2003-2004) and Road Transport and Highways (1999-2000) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government. Rajnath Singh is again contesting from the Lucknow constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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pm modi meets cabinet colleagues ahead of 1st anniversary

PM Modi meets Cabinet colleagues ahead of 1st anniversary of govt

Politics | May 20, 2015, 02:42 PM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his senior ministerial colleagues to discuss programmes to celebrate first anniversary of his government.  Modi, who returned from a three-nation tour of China, Mongolia and South Korea

highlight govt s achievement in last 1 year modi tells bjp

Highlight govt's achievement in last 1 year, Modi tells BJP

Politics | May 22, 2015, 11:46 AM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his top Cabinet ministers to review 1 year of his government's performance.Modi, who returned home after six-day tour of three Asian countries last night, chaired the meet

rahul writes to rajnath over scrapped food park project

Rahul writes to Rajnath over scrapped food park project

Politics | May 19, 2015, 09:47 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, seeking revival of the mega food park project in his constituency Amethi and rejecting the contention of Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur that lack

maharana pratap was a greater hero than akbar rajnath singh

Maharana Pratap was a greater hero than Akbar: Rajnath Singh

Politics | May 18, 2015, 12:05 PM IST

Pratapgarh (Rajasthan): Speaking on the lines of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) agenda to push for Hindu icons, the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday said that Rajput king Maharana Pratap was a greater hero than

delhi restaurant shootout rajnath singh assures victim s

Delhi restaurant shootout: Rajnath Singh assures victim's family of fair probe

India | May 18, 2015, 01:00 PM IST

New Delhi: Family of Manoj Vashishtha, who was killed in an encounter at restaurant in Rajendra Nagar, met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at latter's residence today.After the meeting, Priyanka, wife of deceased, said that

cbse should include chapters on icons like maharana pratap

CBSE should include chapters on icons like Maharana Pratap: Rajnath Singh

India | May 17, 2015, 08:50 PM IST

Pratapgarh:  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today welcomed Rajasthan government's decision to include a chapter on iconic figures like Maharana Pratap in school textbooks and said he would urge the HRD minister to consider inclusion

after rajnath amit shah to meet rss leadership today

After Rajnath, Amit Shah to meet RSS leadership today

Politics | May 16, 2015, 03:04 PM IST

Nagpur: BJP national president Amit Shah is arriving here tomorrow to meet the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.Bhagwat had met senior BJP leader and the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here yesterday. RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji

no vendetta politics in robert vadra land deal probe

No vendetta politics in Robert Vadra land deal probe: Rajnath Singh

Politics | May 15, 2015, 05:52 PM IST

New Delhi:  Union Home Minster Rajnath Singh on Friday said BJP does not practice vendetta politics, a statement that comes against the backdrop of Haryana government ordering a judicial probe into the Robert Vadra land

naxal violence has come down in last decade rajnath

Naxal violence has come down in last decade: Rajnath

Politics | May 14, 2015, 06:40 PM IST

Nagpur: Stating that there has been a 20-25 per cent drop in Naxal violence in the rebel-affected areas in last 10 to 12 years, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said though the government wants

taslima nasreen gets threat from jihadis wants to meet

Taslima Nasreen gets threat from jihadis, wants to meet Rajnath Singh

India | May 14, 2015, 01:11 PM IST

New Delhi: Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has sought an immediate meeting with Home Minister Rajnath Singh, saying she was getting constant threats from a Bangladesh jihadi group, in the backdrop of three secular bloggers being

major news events of may 14th

Major News Events of May 14th!

India | May 14, 2015, 09:54 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to kick start three-nation visitPrime Narendra Modi yesterday night left for three-nation visit to China, Mongolia and South Korea. He will visit Shiyan, Beijing and Sanghai during his stay in China from

ndrf puts on alert after earthquake rajnath singh

NDRF puts on alert after earthquake: Rajnath Singh

India | May 12, 2015, 02:23 PM IST

New Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been put on alert after two earthquakes struck India with epicentres in Nepal and Afghanistan."The Home Ministry is collecting details and information about any damage from

dawood ibrahim is not in pakistan abdul basit

Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan: Abdul Basit

India | May 11, 2015, 07:20 PM IST

New Delhi: India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan, Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit said today, rubbishing Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's statement in the Lok Sabha.“Uskey baarey mein yehi kehna hai ki

dawood ibrahim is in pakistan will bring him back rajnath

Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan, will bring him back: Rajnath Singh

Politics | May 11, 2015, 06:41 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said in the Lok Sabha that 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan and that India has credible information about his presence there.Singh said

with no majority in rs can t pass law for ram temple this

With no majority in RS, can't pass law for Ram temple this time: HM

Politics | May 11, 2015, 09:45 AM IST

Ayodhya: A dearth of majority in the Upper House of Parliament was coming in the way of BJP to bring in a motion and make law for construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Union

efforts on to rescue hostages in chhattisgarh rajnath singh

Efforts on to rescue hostages in Chhattisgarh: Rajnath Singh

Politics | May 09, 2015, 05:39 PM IST

Lucknow: Reacting to ‘hostage' situation in Chhattisgarh during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit today, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here said the government was fighting against naxalism and efforts were on to rescue villagers.Talking to

will make statement in parliament on dawood on monday or

Will make statement in Parliament on Dawood on Monday or Tuesday: Rajnath Singh

Politics | May 09, 2015, 04:20 PM IST

Lucknow: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said he will make a statement in Parliament on Monday or Tuesday on the issue of Dawood Ibrahim against the backdrop of controversy following his junior minister's contention that

nda govt s reply on dawood s location same as that of upa

NDA Govt's reply on Dawood's location same as that of UPA: Rajnath

Politics | May 08, 2015, 04:56 PM IST

New Delhi: Government today sought to take the sting out of the opposition attack on the whereabouts of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, with Home Minister Rajnath Singh telling Lok Sabha that the NDA government's reply was

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Arvind Kejriwal complains to Rajnath about lack of communication

Politics | May 07, 2015, 11:29 PM IST

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh complaining about a lack of communication between the Centre and Delhi government which, he said, was delaying decision making.  In the

dcw writes to rajnath bassi on kumar vishwas

DCW writes to Rajnath, Bassi on Kumar Vishwas

Politics | May 07, 2015, 02:03 PM IST

New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women has written to the Home Ministry, the Delhi LG and city police commissioner on AAP leader Kumar Vishwas' failure to appear before it in a case in which

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